Street guys. Please give direct technical answers.

[HighKick]

Exept the results are worse as you would be responsible for that stolen gun.

And the threat is higher because someone wants that gun more than your glasses.

True enough but that does not match up with the odds of a gun being forcefully taken away from someone.
I am Not trying to diminish the threat, just trying to add some realism to the equation. Even when I open carry, it is going to be damn hard for someone to just walk up and talk my gun out of the holster.
Hence the glasses in the eye reference.
Again, it has a Lot to do with preparation, awareness, and education.

 

[HighKick]

It happens to cops during struggles as well, it’s well documented. This is why some guys like retention holsters that have a draw release. If you hip carry, a guy behind you has the perfect angle to draw your weapon. If I’m appendix or shoulder carrying concealed there is less chance of printing and thus revealing my firearm. I concede that open hip carry is much faster on the draw. Again, this is unlikely, particularly in rural areas, but it does happen.

Who said it never happens?
I said people who Do carry need to be very, very informed, practiced, and prepared.

 

[Anarax]

Mambo was an experienced and skilled fighter by anyone’s measure. The three stabbers were in really bad shape within seconds.

What styles has Mambo trained in?

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

What styles has Mambo trained in?

Wrestling, boxing, bouncing. He had a ton of real fight experience over a long period of time. Add that to a massive hulk like physique, and a good natured, humorous intellect.

 

[marvin8]

True enough but that does not match up with the odds of a gun being forcefully taken away from someone.
I am Not trying to diminish the threat, just trying to add some realism to the equation. Even when I open carry, it is going to be damn hard for someone to just walk up and talk my gun out of the holster.
Hence the glasses in the eye reference.
Again, it has a Lot to do with preparation, awareness, and education.

Alan Baker teaches self-defense and gun carry.

Sifu Alan Baker
Jul 28, 2025

Learn how to control a violent encounter before it hits the ground. In this video, Sifu Alan Baker joins legendary martial artist Coach Eric Paulson at the CSW Training Center in California to explore clinch control and standing grappling strategies—adapted for situations where a firearm is present.

Sifu Alan Baker
Apr 21, 2025

In this video, Sifu Alan Baker sits down with renowned coach Greg Nelson at the CSW World Conference in Orange County to break down the realities of weapon retention during grappling.

They dive into:

• How to protect your firearm while clinched or on the ground
• The role of elbow positioning and structural control
• The difference between sport grappling and real-world survival
• Transitions between wall, clinch, and ground scenarios
• How training with a firearm refines your defense and positioning